Barred gudgeon (Bostrychus zonatus)

Scientific name: Bostrychus zonatus Weber, 1907

Barred gudgeon (Bostrychus zonatus)

The Barred gudgeon (Bostrychus zonatus) is a freshwater fish of the family Eleotridae. Native range: Asia, freshwaters and estuaries in the vicinity of Merauke, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Also from Papua New Guinea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12; Vertebrae: 36 - 38

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bostrychus zonatus
Family
Eleotridae (Sleepers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.5
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: freshwaters and estuaries in the vicinity of Merauke, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Also from Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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